18 Apr
2006
18 Apr
'06
8:01 a.m.
Joe Abley wrote:
Many hotspots and other places of drop-in connectivity either block port 25 connections outbound altogether, or redirect them to a local MTA. Setting up roaming business customers to use port 25 to send mail seems like a recipe for helpdesk fun.
I submit mail using SSL-wrapped SMTP on port 465, and the server I connects to relays based on successful SMTP AUTH. I travel a bit, and it works for me.
Until you get stuck at a hotel or hotspot which ONLY allows 25/tcp 80/tcp 443/tcp out. I seem to be forever reconfiguring my email client between 25/tcp, 587/tcp, and 10025/tcp in order to get my email out. Sometimes it becomes too hard. :(